Brighton are looking to complete the league double over Everton for the first time, with this the 12th different campaign in which they’ve met.

Having been winless in their first four Premier League away games against Brighton (D2 L2), Everton have won two of their last three visits to the Amex Stadium (D1).

After an eight-game winless run in the Premier League, Brighton have now won both of their last two; they last won three in a row in the competition in September 2023. However, the Seagulls are winless in their last four at home in the league (D3 L1).

Everton have won just one of their last 21 Premier League away games (D8 L12), beating Ipswich 2-0 in October. Since that victory at Portman Road, the Toffees have scored just one goal in their six league games on the road (D3 L3).

No team have scored fewer second half goals than Everton (7) in the Premier League this season, while the Toffees have also shipped a league-high 68% of their goals after half-time this term (19/28). Indeed, in a Premier League table based on second half results this season, Everton would be bottom.

Only Nottingham Forest (39.2%) have a lower average possession figure than Everton (39.8%) in the Premier League this season. It’s the Toffees’ second-lowest possession on record in the competition (since 2003-04) after 2021-22 (39.1%).

Everton manager David Moyes has won just one of his 10 Premier League meetings with Brighton (D5 L4), though this did come in his last visit to the Amex Stadium in August 2023 with West Ham. It’s the Scotsman’s lowest win rate against any side in the competition (10%).

Brighton forward Danny Welbeck has been involved in more Premier League goals against Everton than he has against any other opponent (10 – 5 goals, 5 assists), scoring and assisting against the Toffees in the reverse fixture in August. His next game will be his 350th appearance in the competition.

Kaoru Mitoma has been directly involved in three goals in his last two Premier League games for Brighton (2 goals, 1 assist), as many as in his previous 18. With a goal here, he would become the first Japanese player to score in three consecutive Premier League appearances.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin opened the scoring for Everton in their 3-2 win against Spurs last time out, ending a run of 16 Premier League games without a goal. He also had six shots against Spurs, as many as he had in his previous six league appearances combined.